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Benin vs. Solomon Islands Cost of Living Summary

Benin is 9.2% cheaper than Solomon Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 36.6% less in Benin
Groceries: pay 20.1% less in Benin
Transportation: pay 20.4% less in Benin
Housing: pay 54.8% less in Benin
Childcare: pay 73.6% more in Benin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.8% more in Benin
Clothing: pay 57.1% less in Benin

The cost of childcare and entertainment and sports in Benin are more expensive than in Solomon Islands. Expenses including clothing, housing, restaurants, transportation, and groceries are lower in Benin.

Benin vs. Solomon Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Benin instead of Solomon Islands, you would:

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pay 36.6% less for restaurants

	Solomon Islands	Benin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.08 SBD50.04	$3.56 F CFA2,006	-41.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.16 SBD100.08	$6.23 F CFA3,511	-48.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SBD11.26	$0.93 F CFA527	-31.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SBD8.76	$0.80 F CFA451	-24.7%
Average			-36.6%

Solomon Islands vs. Benin - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.1% less for groceries

	Solomon Islands	Benin
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 SBD12.22	$1.60 F CFA903	+7.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.99 SBD16.35	$4.90 F CFA2,758	+146.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.73 SBD80.10	$10.90 F CFA6,139	+12.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.49 SBD45.19	$2.42 F CFA1,362	-56.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 SBD32.23	$2.36 F CFA1,331	-39.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.20 SBD26.33	$1.62 F CFA910	-49.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 SBD9.65	$0.85 F CFA478	-27.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.54 SBD29.14	$0.62 F CFA349	-82.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.50 SBD12.35	$0.74 F CFA417	-50.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SBD7.49	$0.67 F CFA379	-26.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 SBD12.48	$0.67 F CFA379	-55.6%
Average			-20.1%

Solomon Islands vs. Benin - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.4% less for transportation

	Solomon Islands	Benin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 SBD40.31	$4.13 F CFA2,327	-15.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.32 SBD200.16	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.94 SBD90.07	$8.19 F CFA4,614	-25.2%
Average			-20.4%

Solomon Islands vs. Benin - Cost of transportation

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pay 54.8% less for housing

	Solomon Islands	Benin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.16 SBD725.60	$50.45 F CFA28,421	-42.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	$211.44 F CFA119,116	-61.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	$142.45 F CFA80,247	-77.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	$204.24 F CFA115,060	-37.2%
Average			-54.8%

Solomon Islands vs. Benin - Cost of housing

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pay 73.6% more for childcare

	Solomon Islands	Benin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$97.28 SBD800.66	$136.51 F CFA76,903	+40.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	$5,786.92 F CFA3,260,020	+106.9%
Average			+73.6%

Solomon Islands vs. Benin - Cost of childcare

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pay 50.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Solomon Islands	Benin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 SBD15.01	$1.07 F CFA602	-41.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.13 SBD25.77	$5.94 F CFA3,344	+89.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 SBD33.03	$3.56 F CFA2,006	-11.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$47.48 F CFA26,749
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.34 SBD27.52	$8.90 F CFA5,015	+166.2%
Average			+50.8%

Solomon Islands vs. Benin - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 57.1% less for clothing

	Solomon Islands	Benin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.59 SBD169.47	$17.81 F CFA10,031	-13.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.20 SBD750.62	$8.90 F CFA5,015	-90.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.01 SBD633.85	$8.90 F CFA5,015	-88.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.01 SBD633.85	$48.97 F CFA27,585	-36.4%
Average			-57.1%

Solomon Islands vs. Benin - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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